Newcom Surname

393,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Newcom Surname Definition:

(English) The newly settled stranger, a newcomer.

Newcom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8921:406,34435,432
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2501:200,87517,457

Newcom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The newly settled stranger, a newcomer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Newcom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Newcom Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Newcom occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Newcom? popularity and diffusion

Newcom is the 393,872nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,124,354 people. The surname Newcom is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Newcom are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Newcom is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 892 people, or 1 in 406,344. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 23 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and Arkansas, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Newcom exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Newcom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Newcom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Newcom last name grew 357 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newcom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Newcom surname are 10.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.92% registered to vote for the party.

Newcom earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $41,472 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newcome921,035/
Newcomm9233/
Newcomd923/
Newcomt920/
Newcomh920/
Newcoome860/
Newcum8371/
Newkom8315/
Newcon837/
Newcam831/
Nevcom830/
Newkomm778/
Newkome774/
Newcond771/
Newcone771/
Newcume771/
Nebchom771/
Newcham770/
Newcumm770/
Newcont770/
Newcount710/
Newkam6763/
Newkon672/
Newcan671/
Newkum670/
Newkham6225/
Niewkoon575/
Naewkham573/
Nowkam508/
Nawkam502/

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Newcom Reference & Research

Newsom(e) DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Newsom(e) FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Newcom
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